Mail-deliverer.



PATENTED OCT. 1U, 1905` J. PUUNDS. MAIL DELIVERER. APPLICATION FILEDMAR.20, 1905.

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JOHN'POUNDS, OF DUNLAP, IOWA.

MAIL-DELIVERER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atezated Oct. 10, 1905.

Application iled March 20, 1905. Serial No. 251,016.

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Be it known that I, JOHN POUNDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dunlap, in the county of Harrison and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Mail-Deliverer, of which the following isaspeciiication.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in mail-deliverers,and has for its object to provide a mail-deliverer which does not dependupon an operator to lower the delivering-arms or turn the delivereraround so as to keep it clear from the track.

y invention is so constructed that whenever the sack is taken from thedeliveringarms they drop automatically into a vertical position, thusavoiding any danger arising from interference with loaded cars in caseswhere the load projects over the sides of the cars.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described, and nally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, showingit as in use and in dotted lines as it is when not in use. Fig. 2 is atop plan view thereof with a portion of the upper arm broken away.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the casing or hollow iron post.This casing or post A is provided with the base ct, which may besuitably secured to the ties. The upper end of it, it will be noticed,is provided with a plug X, so as to keep out snow and rain and protectthe parts within the post or casing from the weather.

Secured near the top of the casing or post A is the collar or clamp 1,which is provided with the lips 2, to which is pivotally secured theupper arm C by means of the pin 3. It will be noticed that one end ofthis upper arm C extends into the casing or post A and is provided withswivel 7. Extending from this swivel 7 is the rod 8, which is pivotallysecured to the projecting lip 9 of the trigger 10. This trigger 10 isfurther provided with the retaining end 11, which extends through theslot 12 of the post A, as clearly shown. The trigger proper also extendsthrough a slot 13 on the opposite side of the post A, said slot beinglonger, so as to allow the trigger 10 to move upward when the mail-sackis removed from the arms B and C, as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 1. The upper end of post A is further provided with the slot 14, soas to allowthe arm C to -drop in the vertical position, as indicated indotted lines, when the sack is taken therefrom. Suitably securedintermediate 0f the post A is another collar or clamp 4:, which isprovided with the lips 5, to which is pivotally secured the lower arm Bby means of the pin 6.

The operation of my delivereris as follows: l/Vhen the same is set fordelivering asack, it is in the position as clearly shown in Fig. 1.WVhen the mail-sack Fis taken i rom the arms B and C, the lower arm Bdrops into the vertical position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,and at the same time strikes the retaining end 11 of the trigger 10 andpushes itV inward and out of the slot 12, which then allows the upperarm C to drop in the vertical position, as clearly shown in dotted linesin Fig. Y1, of the drawings, and the trigger 10 will also be in theposition shown in dotted lines. To set the same for delivering the sack,the operator attaches the sack to the ends of the arms B and C whilethey are hanging down, as shown in dotted lines. The operator thenraises both arms, with sack attached, by pulling down the trigger 10 andplaces the retaining end 11'within the slot 12 and allows the same.

to project through, which then holds the arm C in a horizontal position,as clearly shown in Fig. 1. In securing the sack to the arms B and Cwhen they are in a vertical position he obviates the necessity of a boxor platform to stand on, as well as avoiding any danger arising' frominterference with loaded cars in cases where the load projects over thesides of the car.

It is of course understood that these deliverers may be made of anysuitable material and size.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent, is

1. In a mail-deliverer, a hollow post, said post being provided withslots, collars or clamps secured to said post, delivering-arms IOO allysecured the delivering-arms, onel of said arms extending' Within thepost and provided with a swivel, a rod movably secured to said swivel, atrigger movably secured to the opposite end of said rod, said triggerbeing provided with a retaining end which extends through the hollowpost, and against which the lower arrn strikes to automatically releasethe upper arm from its horizontal position to a Vertical position,substantially as described. IO

In testimony Wliereotl I aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN POUNDS. Titnessesz EARL GLAZE, JOHN A. PHILLIPS.

